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Stark rise in levels of children living in destitution, charity survey suggests

Buttle UK said the change in the past three years ‘dramatically illustrates the progressively worsening circumstances for children in poverty’.

The Independent UK

Teen mums in South Africa: largest ever study explores what it takes to go back to school

Imagine the weight of responsibility for caring for a child when you are not yet fully grown yourself, and the fear of being shamed by parents, fellow learners, and even strangers within the community?

The Conversation

Yes, Covid played a big part in this year’s fall in A-level grades – but so did poverty

Teaching in some of the most deprived areas of the country, I’ve seen how austerity has affected the chances of young people, says Nadeine Asbali

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Rayner: Labour will look into scrapping rape clause benefit requirement

Labour’s deputy leader said the clause, which is part of the two-child benefit cap, was ‘abhorrent’, during a Glasgow visit.

The Independent UK

China's Xi calls for patience as Communist Party tries to reverse economic slump

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for patience in a speech released as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a deepening economic slump and said the West’s pursuit of material wealth led to “spiritual poverty.”

The Independent UK

Ministers’ failures mean disabled people in UK face growing poverty risk – report

Watchdog says little progress made on recommendations of 2016 report that said government violated disabled people’s rights

The Guardian - UK

Consumption-based poverty estimates have relevance

The rate of reduction in the poverty ratio having slowed down is at best a guess and it is best to wait for consumption expenditure survey data

The Hindu

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Dignitaries stress constitutional values, welfare, poverty alleviation during Independence Day celebrations in Andhra Pradesh

The 77th Independence Day was celebrated across Andhra Pradesh with the hoisting of the national flag at the Legislative Assembly, Council, Secretariat, and High Court on August 15 (Tuesday). Dignitaries, who took part in the celebrations, highlighted the State’s commitment to democratic spirit.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Workers need freedom from poverty and hunger, says INTUC leader

INTUC Vizianagaram district president Modili Srinivasa Rao alleges Union government labour policies allow companies to remove workers without valid reason.

The Hindu

Visionary approach and transparency in policies made Telangana a role model for the country, says CM

The Chief Minister earlier reviewed the parade by Samman Guard and the Department of Language and Culture arranged cultural programmes by a large contingent of 1,200 artistes.

The Hindu

Canada's welfare system is failing mothers with infants

The Canadian government issued a one-time grocery rebate in July, targeted at low-income Canadians. While the rebate provided some relief to people struggling with soaring inflation, it is far from enough to address the depth of poverty and intensity of food insecurity faced by the lowest income Canadians.

The Conversation

‘It helps with my stress’: US basic income project shows signs of success

Georgia pilot gives 650 predominantly Black women $850 a month for two years, no strings attached – and it seems to be working

The Guardian - US

Hafta letters: Chandrayaan, poverty and Sudha Murthy’s cutlery

In the last four weeks, I’ve done two trips, scared and as a nervous wreck, one from Gurgaon to my flooded hometown in Punjab where my parents were stuck, the second from Punjab to riot-filled Gurgaon where my wife was stuck.

Newslaundry

Attitudes to the poor are based on a myth

Letters: Jane Mardell and a group of academics respond to Frances Ryan’s piece on a YouGov poll on what people in different income groups ‘should be able to afford’

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Benefit cap punishes children by forcing them into poverty

Letters: The government’s two-child cap on benefits takes no account of the unexpected challenges that can confront any family, writes Kathleen Foster. Plus letters from Claire Edwards and Linda Theobald

The Independent UK

Mexico's poverty rate declines from 50% to 43.5% in four years as remittances almost double

The poverty rate in Mexico has declined from 49.9% to 43.5% of the population, according to the country's poverty analysis agency

The Conversation

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀'s new novel is a modern Nigerian tragedy about the rich and the poor

Nigerian writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ took the literary world by storm with her debut novel Stay With Me in 2017. Six years later, she has followed up with an equally brilliant second novel, A Spell of Good Things, which has been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023.

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Sixto Rodriguez, singer-songwriter of Searching for Sugar Man fame, dies at 81

The Detroit native's two once-obscure early '70s albums – filled with distinct, plain-spoken songs focused on oppression, poverty, and racism – found a massive audience in South Africa, which he remained unaware of for decades

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The Independent UK

Targeted support needed for older people among ethnic minorities, says charity

Independent Age noted that ‘alarmingly, people talked about their distrust of the Government, and how that prevents them applying for support’.

The National (Scotland)

Can the UK Government really afford to NOT pay the Wellbeing Pension?

So far in this series of articles on the Wellbeing Economics Approach, we have discussed how the current economic system has negative societal…

The Hindu

Congress neglected P.V. Narasimha Rao intentionally: Kavitha

BRS MLC K. Kavitha accuses Congress of neglecting P.V. Narasimha Rao's invaluable services to the nation. Rao & Manmohan Singh's reforms attracted investments, created jobs & lifted families out of poverty. Telangana Govt organised centenary celebrations. Rao initiated social welfare schools & Navodaya Vidyalayas. Statue unveiled in Nizamabad.

The National (Scotland)

'He's a p***k': Lee Anderson left fuming at pub landlord's food poverty criticism

TORY MP Lee Anderson labelled a landlord who criticised his comments on food poverty as a “p***k”.

The Guardian - UK

The Van Paemel Family review – a single-handed family epic

Valentijn Dhaenens switches between 13 characters, with the help of technology, to tell a story of poverty and social injustice

The Guardian - UK

Ann Robinson obituary

Other lives: Public servant and energy expert who highlighted the effects of fuel poverty

Reason

Ending Poverty Requires Serious Policy, Not Political Platitudes

Another exercise in nonsense by state lawmakers in California.

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